Prenatal therapy with magnesium sulphate and intestinal obstruction due to meconium in preterm newborns

• Main Authors: Ainhoa Gochi Valdovinos (Author), María Arriaga-Redondo (Author), Ester Dejuan Bitriá (Author), Isabel Pérez Rodríguez (Author), Elena Márquez Isidro (Author), Dorotea Blanco Bravo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction: Magnesium sulphate (MgSO4) therapy has shown to be useful as a neurological protector in the preterm newborn below 32 weeks of gestation. The most documented adverse effect is cardiorespiratory failure, whereas its relationship with meconium obstruction is controversial. The main objec...